Assignable Media Learning Aids
Media learning aids such as videos, animations, or ebook pages will be assignable as homework, quizzes, or tests. These media assignments can be selected as prerequisites to other assignments.

Customizable Study Plan
Instructors can customize the Study Plan by specifying the objectives and questions that will appear for students to work on. They also can set the definition for mastery (percentage level). Students who successfully complete "Needs Study" questions will see a new icon that reminds them to retest to prove their mastery.

Ability to Rename the "Other" Category
Instructors can now change the name of the "Other" category in the Gradebook to anything they wish.

Enhanced Security for Tests and Homework
While a high-stakes test ("blocked access") is in progress, all other instances of the MyEconLab^® Player (Homework, Study Plan, or review of previous work) will be disallowed. Similarly, while doing their homework, students will not be able to launch another player instance.

Coming in August 2009

Instructions for Individual Questions
While creating assignments, instructors will have the option of adding instructions to individual questions, giving students tips or reminders on how to work a particular question.

More Granular Advanced Exports
Student performance on assignments and the Study Plan down to the objective level will be available for export. Instructors who select this new Advanced Export type can choose from a myriad of parameters, including new options such as median score, total time spent per student, and median time spent per chapter. (Median time spent, as well as average time spent, will also be available on Item Analysis pages and exports.)